"No!" Mimi shouted as she pushed him away, turned the doorknob and went running towards the front door. She opened it and walked as quickly as she could from his apartment to the elevators. She pressed the down button and before she knew it the elevator was there and she was pressing the button that would take her to the lobby of the building. When she got there, she ran out of the apartment complex and as fast as she could to her own apartment.

Mimi closed the door behind her and leaned her back against it, out of breath. She was exhausted from having run from his apartment to hers, scared. What had just happened? She felt as if she had just woken up from a dream. Mimi kept panting as she took off her boots and walked down the hallway to the bathroom. She turned the tap so that fresh cool water could come out of it. She splashed her face over and over until she was satisfied. As she dried her face, she was thankful that her parents were on a trip and wouldn't be back for another three months, so they wouldn't ask any questions.

As she thought of this, the doorbell rang. Mimi got her face out of the towel and felt herself become scared and nervous. What if that was him? What if he had gone after her to talk to her, to explain? Whoever it was, she had to open the door and see who was there. She couldn't avoid her problems, that would only make them worse. The doorbell rang again. Mimi hanged the towel to dry and walked out of the bathroom and to the front door. She unlocked it, revealing Matt, smiling. If it had been a normal circumstance, Mimi would have sighed with relief, but in this occasion, Mimi's eyes widened and took a deep breath.

Matt's smile turned serious "Mimi, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, as if I were going to hurt you?"

Mimi regained her composure quickly. She let Matt in, closed the door, led the way to the living room and said "Oh, nothing, Matt. It's just that I-I-I feel so stressed right now. I don't know why."

Matt looked at her, he wasn't so sure. "Mimi, what's wrong? Why are you so nervous?" he asked her.

He caressed her cheek, it felt the exact same way as He had caressed her.

Mimi's eyes widened again for an instance. She sighed and said "It's nothing, Matt. I just got stressed out like I said."

"Mimi, you're hiding something from me, I know it. Why can't you tell me what it is? You're making me nervous."

Mimi's eyes softened. She couldn't tell him. She couldn't tell Matt that his father was in love with her and had kissed her. She wanted to tell Matt really badly about the whole thing, but not know.

"You're right, Matt. There is something bothering me." said Mimi.

Matt softened, "What is it?"

"I can't tell you now, but I promise I'll tell you when I feel ready." she replied.

Matt nodded. "Ok, Mimi." He cupped her face in his hands and smiled "I understand. Whatever it is that's bothering you, I'm here for you. Always."

Matt kissed her lips softly. He parted and whispered while he looked into her eyes "I love you, Mimi. I will always love you."

"I love you, too, Matt." Mimi whispered back.

Matt kissed her forehead and left the apartment.


"Hey, son." Mr. Ishida said as he saw Matt arrive.

"Hey, dad" Matt replied.

Mr. Ishida looked at him as Matt walked into the dining room where he was. He could see that Matt was worried "What's wrong, Matt? Did something happen while you were with T.K.?"

"No, dad, T.K.'s fine. It's Mimi."

Panic struck over Mr. Ishida quickly. Had Mimi told him that he had kissed her? "Mimi?" he asked "What's wrong with Mimi?"

"I wish I knew dad, she didn't tell me." Matt said.

Mr. Ishida felt relief. So she hadn't told him.

"I'm going to take a shower and get ready for bed." said Matt as he went to his room.

"Ok, son." Replied his father as he smiled.


Mimi felt his warm lips on hers, kissing her softly and gently. "Oh, Matt." she murmured in her sleep as she felt more awake by him.

Mimi's eyes opened slowly. When her vision cleared from its blur of sleep she immediately sat up on her bed and pressed the bed sheets to her chest, panting.

"Mr. Ishida, what are you doing here?" she asked frantically.


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